Syria after the Ceasefire

Stephen Zunes Boston Review
The greatest hope for a peaceful and democratic Syria is its civil society, now in tatters as a result of regime repression and the rise of the militias.

WHATEVER IT IS, IT COMES IN WAVES

Maggie Clark Rattle
In the same weeks that astronomers sighted the brightest supernova and the sound of a radiation wave confirmed Einstein's gravitational theory, the poet Maggie Clark turned her eye to the human dimension and noted the death of a great poet C.D. Wright.

The Man Who Knew Infinity

The true story of a poor, largely self-educated Indian genius who crashed the elite world of mathematics. Stars Dev Patel as Srinivasa Ramanujan.

Friday Nite Videos -- March 4, 2016

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The Man Who Knew Infinity. Donald Trump's Fascist Week. Bernie Sanders' Democratic Socialism. Are We Alone in the Universe? John Oliver | Donald Trump.